The YouTube channel Hack It recently posted a video, above, on how to make a scrambled egg in its shell. All you'll need is a shirt sleeve, two rubber bands and an egg.

Place the egg in the shirt sleeve and use the rubber bands to twist around each side of the egg to hold it in place. Take both sides of the shirt sleeve surrounding the egg and twist, then pull it out. Hack It recommends twisting 15 times to give the egg a good shake.

Once you're done, remove the egg and boil it in a pot of water. Times food editor Russ Parsons has some suggestions on how long to boil your eggs. When the egg is done, remove the shell to reveal a solid piece of scrambled egg.

On a recent morning, I walked through downtown L.A.'s Grand Central Market — cortado from G&B in one hand; in the other, a cloth bag holding, among other things, a half-empty jar of Nutella and a spoon. I wanted to buy some bread, and at Clark Street Bread, baker-owner Zack Hall, his...